Packing and sales case



A. E. BERLIN & P. WRIGHT.

PACKING AND SALES CASE.

No. 407,918. Patented Ju1y 30, 1889.

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ALVIN E. BERLIN AND PARVIN WRIGHT, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

PACKING AND SALES CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 407,918, dated July 30, 1889.

' Application filed February 13, 1889. Serial No. 299,809. (ModeL) To all whmn it may concern:

Be it known thatwe, ALVIN E. BERLIN and PARVIN WRIGHT, citizens of the UnitedStates, residing at Denver, Arapahoe county, Colorado, have invented certain Improvements in Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

The object of our invention is to provide a handy box for crackers, soap, dried fruits, &c., into which access can be had without tearing off the top or pulling out nails, and which enables the boxes to be piled one on top of the other, so as to economize space in retail houses and elsewhere. It is also provided with a detachable glass lid,.which displays the contents and keeps out dust and dirt.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of ouriinproved box or case. Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are details r thereof.

"when the door is closed said beveled edges fit corresponding beveled edges of the dooropening. WVhen this box is packed with certain kinds of merchandise such as oystercrackers, tea, dried berries, &c.it is neces sary to have a supplemental folding door 0, which, when closed, covers about one-half of the opening and prevents the contents from rolling out, and enables one to get a scoop in to remove part of the contents, after which the lever H, Fig. 2, is moved to one side and the folding door drops down on the outside door A. Fig. 1 also shows the detachable glass lid D opened, which works on a hinge and may be removed when the box is empty and put onto a full box. This lid is held to the top edge of the door by a clamp-hinge or any other suitable hinge. closed.

hen the box is made, it is necessary to Fig. 3 shows the box stifien the edge at the door, if made of thin lumber. Instead of nailing a cleat on the inside we bend a strip of metal longitudinally in U or L shape corners, either square or round, Fig. 4, and fasten it over the ends of the boards. If the side is composed of two or more narrow strips it holds them together firm and stiff. A small hole is made in this metallic strip, through which to drive a nail into the door, which serves as a hinge.

Fig. 5 shows a view of the fastenings which hold the door closed. When handling or shipping, a hole is bored in the door A at E, into which a pin or bolt F slides, which has a recess S in it, and is held normally in a position shown by spiral spring G. K is a hole bored in the door for the reception of a ring L, which is attached to the bolt F. When the ring is in the hole, it is impossible to move the pin down; but when the ring is pulled down itthus opens the box. \Vhen the door is closed and the ringis in its place, a seal is pasted over the hole, or a label is put over the entire end of the box, so that the ring cannot be moved without breaking the seal or tearing the label. The recess S in the pin F is for the purpose of putting the end of the finger so that the ring can be more readily taken hold of.

o claim- 1. A show and sales case having an opening therein, a door pivoted in said opening, and sectors or cheek-pieces attached to the side frame of said door and extending within said case to serve as guards in the withdrawal of its contents, substantially as described.

2. A show and sales case having a door pivoted in an opening therein, sectors or cheeks, secured to the side edges of the said doors and extending within the case, and an auxiliary door hinged to the outer edge of the main door and provided with a glass through which the contents of the case may be observed, substantially as described.

3. A show and sales case having a door pivoted in an opening therein, sectors or cheek-pieces secured to the sides thereof, an auxiliary door-frame hinged to the outer edge of the main door and having a glass through which the contents of the case may be observed, a hinged flap located Within the case to said opening to prevent the contents of the prevent the case overrunning" of its contents, case being 'DZLIIIPGIGCIWIEII while in transit, subpivoted detent to bear against said flap to restantially as described.

tain it in a vertical position, and a sliding bolt In testimony whereof we have hereunto sub- 5 on the main door, and a recess in said door for scribed our names.

the bolt-ring, substantially as described. ALVIN E. BERLIN. 4. A show and sales case having a door, a v PARVIN WRIGHT.

sliding bolt therein, a recess in said door, and \Vitnesses:

a ring attached to the bolt and falling in said PETER MONAHAN,

IO recess to be protected bya sealing-sheet over 1-1. B. NORTHROP. 

